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# cyclone

noun (a cyclone, cyclones)

«cyclone» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A cyclone is a very strong storm with winds spinning around a calm centre. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cyclone/#m1)
2. In the Indian Ocean and around Australia, the big tropical storms called hurricanes elsewhere are called cyclones. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cyclone/#m2)
3. In weather science, a cyclone is any area of low air pressure with winds turning around it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cyclone/#m3)

### In the lessons

In geography and science lessons cyclones, hurricanes and typhoons are the same kind of storm with different names in different places. In Australia and New Zealand people get cyclone warnings and prepare: stay indoors, keep away from windows, have water, torches and a radio ready, and follow orders to evacuate. Phrases: «tropical cyclone», «cyclone warning», «the eye of the cyclone», «cyclone season».

### Examples

- A cyclone hit the coast of Queensland. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cyclone/#x1)
- The cyclone brought strong winds and heavy rain. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cyclone/#x2)
- Schools closed because of the cyclone warning. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cyclone/#x3)
- The eye of a cyclone is calm and clear. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cyclone/#x4)
- We stayed inside until the cyclone passed. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cyclone/#x5)
- The cyclone knocked down trees and power lines. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cyclone/#x6)
- Cyclone season in northern Australia is in the hot months. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cyclone/#x7)
- Scientists gave the cyclone a name. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cyclone/#x8)
- You also came through the air, being carried by a cyclone. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cyclone/#x9)

### Note

Countable. Same storm type: hurricane (Atlantic and NE Pacific), typhoon (NW Pacific), cyclone (Indian Ocean, South Pacific, Australia). A tornado is different: much smaller, forms over land. Myth: the calm eye means the storm is over — it is not; winds return from the other side.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «cyclone» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cyclone/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«cyclone» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cyclone.html) on Mova free.